"Shortly after the occupation of our country, the Germans demanded hat the internees in the Indies shou'a be treated well and in particular that they should be accommodated in good hotels. in a healthy mountain climate, and further that they should be guarded by Europeans. Afterwards they went one step further and demanded that the internees should be released unconditionally and should be given an opportunity to resume their normal business activities. The Nazi Government even offered to issue to the Germans in the Netherlands Indies strict instructions to do nothing which could endanger the safety of the Indies. How is it possible, the Nazis ask, that the Netherlands Indies Government could not see its way to comply with these demands and did not attach any value to the promises of Hitler and, still worse, did not even reply to the German Government.
The German Government received a definite reply from the Netherlands Indiesy A sum of 5.000.000 guilders brought together by voluntary contributions was remitted to London to buy Spitfires! This, because all Netherlanders abroad have only one prayer, one desir "Holland shall be free again!"
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